Brazilian striker Neymar has become a global joke, a somersaulting clown, a diver and a prima donna.
In a sport where being in the vertical should be a distinct advantage, Neymar, sometimes Neymar Junior (full name, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior), has accumulated a reported 14 minutes in the World Cup competition thus far, writhing about on the deck in horrible pain, before getting lightly to his feet, sprinting off and scoring yet another goal.
Certainly, if Neymar, was an AFL player, he’d be dragged, forced to sit on the pine and think about what he did. In rugby, he’d be stomped mercilessly at the breakdown. In NRL, he’d almost certainly be killed. In soccer, or football at the insistence of my editor, he’s a gun and may one day become the greatest of all time.
SBS commentator, Craig Foster, declared him “a genius”, albeit a flawed one. Mozart was a genius. Michelangelo, too. No doubt. Unless Neymar is scribbling down a piano concerto in A Major or resolving the intrinsic paradox of transcendental bijection in the spacetime continuum before banging the ball into the back of the net, I suspect he comes up short in the genius stakes.
Full column here.
the development of the Galilee basin coal reserves would cost the coal industry at least 12,000 jobs elsewhere plus the associated drop in economic activity in the regions. amazing the lengths the coalition will go to hold onto a couple of seats. Disgraceful. No surprises.
I fail to see how creating new coal mines when there is currently massive under employment in the industry will ‘cost’ jobs. Mines actually increase economic activity in the regions, particularly when a limit to FIFO is imposed which is occurring. I see you are becoming more shrill since the ACCC decided to interfere in the rent seeking debacle which has been the renewables con.
razor, your ignorance is blinding. there have been several reports released and the latest once again confirms opening new automated mines in the Galilee will cause shut downs in the other areas in QLD and NSW. Pretty simple, FIFO adds to local economies always has always will. Accommodation, transport, food and beverage and everything else. Just another NIMBY whinge against FIFO. The coal and fossil fuel industry is subsidized from exploration to construction to extraction to transport to end user. Subsidised through the entire supply chain. you continue to highlight your ignorance on the actualities of industry policy in this country.
FIFO promises lots to small towns and delivers little. Ask the Surat basin or CQ mining towns. Over inflated house prices and nothing else in the long run. Food and grog trucked in to mining camps. Companies use their own transport.
Wrong as usual. You might want to look closer at the area you note, some towns did great other not so much. I spent some time in late 2016 and early 2017 out around Roma and inwards back to Toowoomba . All I heard was the lament that the industries had hit a downturn.
You’ve obviously forgotten all about Shorten’s double backflip somersaults with a twist on the subject of Adani depending on whom he was addressing at the time.
Stop parroting headlines Yvonne. The Labor party position has been the same from the beginning if it stacks up on its own and environmentally it will go ahead. It does not and will not. Stick to polluting the air and causing more pollutants and air irritants for all those retirees down in oaky oaks with your log burning.
I’m so sick of both major party’s lies & spin on the future of the Galilee Basin & the threat to the GBR.
Just need one of them to be precise & shut down the whole proposal Boa. For Shorten to say “it doesn’t stack up” or for Turncoat/Frydenberg to be silent whilst coal-puppet Canavan wants taxpayer billions for coal cos it’s “beautiful”, says to us that both Lib & Labor will throw the majority of Australian’s interests under the bus & to hell with the next generations.
Disgusting also that G.Rinehart’s involvement in all this remains mostly off-limits to major news outlets.
Now there’s a can of hidden worms.
Cue spooky music………
Why Razor?
The lefts arch Satan was mentioned………Gina.
Okay I get it. Can’t blame them mate, she is an ugly piece of work in every sense.
Good comment, Bella.
Thank-you Boadicea, that’s nice of you to say that. 🤗
JB: Says it better than I can really.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/06/fast-tracked-tasmania-resort-plan-raises-fears-over-chinese-investment
In Wineglass Bay?????
God Boa what’s really going on down there?
We need to keep wilderness areas wild not totally wrecked. 😔
Yes you’re right, it says it without wondering if, therefore suggesting that palms may have been greased.
Which is getting very close to dangerous territory. I’ve seen some people come very unstuck having a go at huffy councillors.
Pecuniary interest can be a very subjective thing btw. I wont be surprised to see the Tasmanians vote for secession and become an autonomous Chinese province a few years from now. How does Hong Hobart sound?
Nah!
Probably planning to put a naval base in Wineglass bay – one of the loveliest spots on the planet.
And that wouldn’t surprise me at all, JS The thought of that magnificent bay becoming Sanctuary Cove v. 2 is heartbreaking. All at risk because of the decision of 7 old fuddy duddies on the local country council. Christ. Utter imbecility. Its huge. And JB, I can assure you that many, many others have the same thoughts as I have – and have expressed them. It’s not the time to sit back and let this happen.
Yes, it is magnificent. What a great thing it will be to share those exquisite vistas with tens, hundreds of thousands of urban weary Chinese.
Too slow JB, its Ho Ho, already locked in.
Good name for a two headed bloke.
this is just an example of why coalition appointments must be reviewed.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/prolific-judge-sandy-street-plainly-wrong/news-story/999c1c4635138bbd64f6460908df7a22
Good to hear that Nestor Pitana will be referee for the World Cup Final. There shouldn’t be any need for B Grade acting by the players with the master actor in charge.
I’m looking forward to the game. France will probably be pleased that they’re playing Croatia rather than England but I’m not sure they should be. Croatia play it a bit differently and have become 120 minute specialists. If it goes to that they’re a big chance. That’s provided they recovered OK from the semi-final win. They gave that everything – you wouldn’t take Modric off with 5 minutes to go unless he was completely cooked.
Sort of related, our AFL commentators could learn a lot from Martin Tyler. Imagine Brian Taylor calling a World Cup Final? Cement sales would go through the roof with people looking for something to stuff in their ears.
Brian Taylor is a disgrace to the code.
World Cup Soccer Roundup, Mr. Insider and nothing going right for England right now at home or abroad as they bow out now to Belgium. The Final between France and Croatia and I am tipping the tough Croatia team to win. In the Wimbledon Tennis, the Men’s Final will now between John Anderson and Novak Djokovic.
https://tinyurl.com/y8jq4s7n
Cue the recriminations in England.
Your tip France won, Mr. Insider nicely chosen. Cheers
I don’t know why they bother with the game to decide 3rd and 4th. Who came 3rd and 4th last time? They’re just referred to as semi-finalists.
Who came second?
Some years back Nepal tied with Bhutan for last (206th) place. They had a playoff to decide last. The game was played in Thimpu, and Nepal, playing in bare feet in light snow, triumphed. The King of Bhutan, decreed all Bhutanese were to celebrate coming last, so the loss didn’t put a dent in Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, the mandated national measure of the quality of life in the isolated Himalayan Kingdom. At the end of the tournament, FIFA rank all teams who participate, and some that don’t. There’s places on this list I’ve never heard of :- https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html.
There used to be an ad for a soap brand on TV, where an entire family are luxuriating in pool-sized baths on their private Jumbo jet, and after a comment from Mrs Richlist that “x looks nice”, (the place is lost in the mist of time, hence the x), the father picks up the intercom and says “Simon, x.” I wonder if Simon could find the Turk and Caicos Islands, who came 204th this year. I’d never heard of it and had to look it up in the CIA Factbook. For others who are geographically challenged, they’re near Haiti, and the capital is Cockburn.
You ain’t been around Wiss.
Ever heard of Nevis?
“When demand was highest this summer rooftop solar reduced peak demand by over 2000MW, the equivalent of a large coal power plant”
these article go along way to highlighting why Sims and his conservative mates want to further stymie renewables.
The ACCC says Renewables add 5% to cost of electricity. But nothing about hw much they actually save the grid and consumers. Removing the already reducing feed in tarrif’s will hurt guess who the most? those on lower incomes who Aspire to, but struggle to be able to invest in solar on their homes. What a surprise another conservative trying to make it harder for those already doing it tough. No surprises.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-needed-reduce-peaks-stabilise-grid-54558/
https://reneweconomy.com.au/massive-surge-rooftop-solar-bring-end-australias-coal-era-54303/
Reducing feed in tariffs might actually reduce costs for those on lower incomes who don’t have solar panels, ie those who really doing it tought.
Allowing Tesla and Sonnen to install panels and batteries onto low income home would be of greater benefit. But the Liberals shut that down. the 16 cents average people receive for feeding power back into the grid is less than half they pay for it. How about the Government through the various agencies namely the Federally run AER actually stop gentailers and the coalitions recently renationalized Snowy hydro from profiteering? That would help even more. how about a small 5% gas reservation plan? ( even though it is not really necessary because if the Federal coalition actually had the AER look mat the third party gas market it would highlight the cartel collusion) that would solve 50% of the issue overnight. No the latest ACCC “report” is another same as usual political/ideological response as is the ridiculous NEG. the coalition have absolutely screwed the nation on power prices due to its internal ideological war.
barking mad
https://www.michaelwest.com.au/gas-importing-exports-will-lead-to-more-profiteering/
Australia, the dumb country. Vassal nation. Since the first our politicians have been working more for foreign countries than the Australian people.
Geez – I knew it was bad but this is a fiasco.
Another report out showing that the abbott pay the polluters $ billions of taxpayer money to keep polluting, no direct action, cannot guarantee any emission cuts. No surprises. If ever royal commissions were needed it is into the coalitions bogus no direct action and stifling of any action on energy and especially into Water where Barnaby Joyce oversaw the wasted spending of over $5 billion dollars according to the audit office. that is before we even look at the inland rail fiasco.
If footballers “play for their guernsey” Carlton did pretty well last night. Who came up with that strip? I didn’t hear any mention of any charitable cause that would justify it. Horrible.
It’s their away strip used when there’s a clash as there is with the Saints’ home strip.
I did notice a bit of scathing criticism of the kit amongst the crowd in the Globe friday night, but that was soon lost in an even more vehement assessment of the team wearing it.
They’re officially terrible.
Fifty shades of grey Jack. In every respect.
Where did the side go that showed such pluck and promise in round one?
eventually the mercy rule was invoked and we switched to the tennis.
the government are threatening the Catholic schools with jail and cutting of status for daring to highlight the coalition terrible policies. this is the true face of this worst most corrupt government in the nations history.
How would you lock up an entire school? Could you flick me a link for my general amusement.
The catholic system department heads. Seriously comprehension is not your thing is it.
Read what you posted. Also where’s the link showing these alleged arrests. Seriously you are starting to panic. I’d say the Labor internal polling is starting to filter through hence your recent increase in activity.
Reckon it’s the way you type. The other day you told CotC “you never fail to not fail the Nation”. Only time you’ve paid someone a compliment. Whatever it is you are on, it’s not good for blogging.
Yes I saw that after it was posted. He never fails not to fail the Nation. much like razor who is unable to find a well reported case of stand over tactics by the coalition against the catholic’s.